University of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle’s Associate Professor Amy Maguire and Professor Craig Wheeler have been awarded prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowships. More than $2.2m combined will fund their respective…

In an awards ceremony held at NEX on Friday 8 December in front of an audience of donors, colleagues and community members, three researchers and a research team were honoured with the Hunter’s top research prize. In an awards ceremony…

University of Newcastle teaching academic Nicole Hainsworth is graduating with her PhD focused on midwifery continuity of care. Initially beginning her career as a registered nurse, Nicole was inspired to pivot and pursue a career in…

University of Newcastle researcher Professor Murray Cairns and his Precision Medicine team at HMRI have discovered a unique biomarker in the blood of people with schizophrenia. The findings, published in Science Advances this week,…

The University of Newcastle has today been recognised as a national leader in gender equity and Indigenous participation. Dr Leila Momenzadeh with her child Following strict benchmarking and peer review by Science in Australia Gender…

Six University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded more than $10.3m in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grants* to tackle health problems such as pre-term labour, schizophrenia, endometrial and lung…

Building on two successful years of reflection, the University of Newcastle is proud to welcome the wider community once again to Ngarrama. The free public event, in partnership with Awabakal Ltd, the City of Newcastle and NGM Group…

Premature birth, severe asthma and sperm stress will be a key focus for innovative researchers from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), who were successful in the latest round of National Health and…

As the two-year anniversary of the devastating Northern Rivers’ flooding looms, new research has shown the female-led response to the trauma prevailed where authorities failed. Flood waters in Lismore (c) davidf With a goal of exploring…

Two leading University of Newcastle health researchers, Professor Nathan Bartlett and Emeritus Professor Julie Byles have each been honoured in the 2024 City of Newcastle Citizen of the Year Awards. Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes…